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Moving up and moving down: a new way of examining country growth dynamics
Rockmore, Marc; Zhang, Xiaobo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"Do the countries which grow share the same features as those which decline? How can some countries achieve such long-term sustainable growth while others fail so badly? This paper builds on the emerging literature on growth asymmetries by examining movement across income categories in the World...
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The dragon and the elephant: Agricultural and rural reforms in China and India
Gulati, Ashok (contributor); Fan, Shenggen (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
China and India are the most extraordinary economic success stories of the developing world. Both nations’ economies … capita incomes in China and India have quadrupled and doubled, respectively. This book investigates the reasons for these … to China and India’s economic development, such as the need to ensure growth that is sustainable, equitable, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132824
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Asymmetric property rights in China's economic growth:
Zhang, Xiaobo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
drivers of China's rapid economic growth. But the same factor can veer those individuals being deprived of land into violence … and social unrest, which may undermine China's social stability and long-term sustainable growth." from Authors' Abstract …
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An evaluation of the effectiveness of farmland protection policy in China:
Li, Man - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Almost two decades have passed since China first enacted legislation to protect farmland from conversion to … effectiveness of the Basic Farmland Protection Regulation in protecting high-quality farmland from urban development in China in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010781477
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Land-tenure policy reforms: Decollectivization and the Doi Moi system in Vietnam
Kirk, Michael; Tuan, Nguyen Do Anh - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008459979
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“Crossing the river while feeling the rocks”: Incremental land reform and its impact on rural welfare in China
Bruce, John W.; Li, Zongmin - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
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Institutional change, rural services, and agricultural performance in Kyrgyzstan:
Akramov, Kamiljon T.; Omuraliev, Nurbek - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
The institutional change in rural Kyrgyzstan during the transition period included farm reorganization, land reform, building markets, and community institutions. The land reform established private property rights to land, including the rights to transfer, exchange, sell, lease, and use the...
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The agrarian reform experiment in Chile: History, impact, and implications:
Valdés, Alberto; Foster, William E. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper presents what is known about the role of agrarian reform and the subsequent counter reform in producing a successful dynamic evolution of Chilean agriculture.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933123
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What's economics worth? Valuing policy research
Pardey, Philip G. (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
In an era of limited research resources and limitless research needs, demonstrating the worth of any research discipline to policymakers and administrators is a prerequisite for obtaining future funding and making an impact in policy matters. Economists have worked diligently in developing both...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752692
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A regional computable general equilibrium model for Honduras: Modeling exogenous shocks and policy alternatives
Morley, Samuel; Piñeiro, Valeria - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
In this paper we develop a dynamic regional computable general equilibrium (CGE) model for Honduras that incorporates regional disaggregated sectors for agriculture. We undertook this research to address two pressing policy concerns in Honduras. First, what growth strategy should the country...
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